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# LA/Long Beach and NY/NJ Both Flowing in Late May

_May 26, 2026_

> Both gateway complexes read Flowing. LA/Long Beach ships awaiting berth at 2 and truck planning-time index at 4.07 are near their trailing-12-month normals. Savannah ships awaiting berth stands at 5 ships, 43% above its five-year median.

LA/Long Beach is reading **Flowing** this issue, with the import-friction composite near its trailing-12-month normal across the available live signals. Ships awaiting berth at the complex stand at **2 ships**, against a trailing-12-month normal of 1 ship (MARAD/Marine Exchange), and the truck planning-time index holds at **4.07**, exactly at its trailing-12-month normal (BTS). Combined loaded imports for the latest available month came in at **868,221 TEU**, above the trailing-12-month normal of 831,195 TEU (Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach).


[Chart: Ships awaiting berth, All US container ports (vessels)](https://the-dwell.com/waiting/all-us) ([data](https://the-dwell.com/waiting/all-us.md) — chart image: https://the-dwell.com/charts/waiting/all-us/chart.png)


- Savannah ships awaiting berth: **5 ships**, 43% above the five-year median (MARAD). The largest single-complex queue count in this issue's dataset.
- All US container ports ships awaiting berth: **11 ships**, 39% below the five-year median (MARAD). The national queue is compressed despite Savannah's elevated count.
- NY/NJ reads **Flowing**. Truck planning-time index at **3.82**, 4% below its trailing-12-month normal of 3.97 (BTS). Loaded imports at **340,365 TEU**, below the trailing-12-month normal of 372,973 TEU (Port Authority of NY/NJ).
- Houston loaded imports: **188,276 TEU**, 19% above the five-year median (Port of Houston). The strongest vs-normal read in this issue's volume dataset.
- Long Beach loaded imports: **418,851 TEU**, 16% above the five-year median (Port of Long Beach).
- Seattle/Tacoma loaded imports: **87,186 TEU**, 16% below the five-year median (Northwest Seaport Alliance). The sharpest volume pullback in this issue's dataset.

Savannah loaded imports for the latest available month reached **258,832 TEU**, 10% above the five-year median (Georgia Ports Authority).

*Monthly TEU figures are the latest available releases and reflect volumes from weeks prior to publication. Vessel dwell at berth is an archived national series through mid-2023 and is not included in this issue.*

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